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TREC Launches New Online Tool to Incentivize Electric Vehicles

News - 29 Jun 2020

Electric bikes (e-bikes) are quickly becoming common in U.S. cities and suburbs, but we still have a ways to go compared to our neighbors across the Atlantic. In recent years, e-bike sales have...

New, Portable, Eco-Friendly Method to Synthesize Hydrogen Peroxide

News - 4 May 2020

A portable and more eco-friendly way to synthesize hydrogen peroxide, a disinfectant in demand, could now allow hospitals to produce their own supply. The researchers’ H-cell setup used in...

Researchers Track Emissions in China

News - 31 Dec 2019

In January 2013, many people in Beijing experienced a multiweek period of severely degraded air, known colloquially as the "Airpocalypse," which made them sick and kept them indoors. As...

Not All Changes Proposed for Climate Mitigation are for the Better

News - 1 Jul 2019

Changes in lifestyle can minimize greenhouse gas emissions and help safeguard nature. Although some actions hold huge promise, some are not as effective as thought and may even need more land and...

Researchers Use Ionic Wind to Power First-Ever Plane Without Any Moving Parts

News - 22 Nov 2018

From the time the first airplane took flight more than a century ago, nearly all aircraft in the sky have flown with the help of moving parts such as turbine blades, propellers, and fans, powered by...

Study Reveals Factors Responsible for Dramatic Cost Reduction of Photovoltaic Modules

News - 21 Nov 2018

In the last four decades, there has been a significant reduction in the cost of solar photovoltaic (PV) modules by as much as 99%—a trend that has often been hyped as a considerable success...

Preventing Problems Related to Climate Change Requires Changes in How Countries Look at Growth and Progress

News - 16 Nov 2018

The UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) conveyed a strong message to the international community with its recent report, issued in early October in South Korea: the world has...

Offshore Wind Energy Market Forecast to Exceed $60bn by 2024

News - 21 Aug 2018

Offshore Wind Energy Market size will exceed USD 60 Billion by 2024, as reported in the latest study by Global Market Insights, Inc. Shifting focus toward renewable power generation to mitigate...

Increasing Wind Energy Production with Supercomputers and New Turbulence Algorithms

News - 24 Apr 2018

In the United States, a new wind turbine is erected every two and a half hours. In 2016, wind energy accounted for 5.6% of the total electricity generated—while it is over twice the amount...

New Tool to Optimize CNT Electrodes for Energy Storage, Water Desalination Applications

News - 8 Jan 2018

New model measures characteristics of carbon nanotube structures for energy storage and water desalination applications. Using electrodes made of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) can significantly improve...